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Job ID:43949
Positions Location: Lansing, MI Job Description General Purpose of Job: A respiratoryDescription:
Positions Location: Lansing, MI
Job DescriptionGeneral Purpose of Job:
A respiratory therapist provides professional respiratory therapy services for a variety of routine and advanced forms of respiratory therapy for the diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients with respiratory dysfunction.
Essential Duties:
This job description is intended to cover the minimum essential duties assigned on a regular basis. Associates may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by their leader. Leadership has the right to alter or modify the duties of the position.
- Develops plan of care based on assessment data and standards ofcare for patient.
- Develops and implements individualized patient/family teachingplans.
- Participates in discharge planning.
- Administers therapies as ordered by physician according totraining and experience.
- Sets up, maintains and monitors mechanical ventilation systemaccording to patient needs.
- Demonstrates knowledge and use of unit specific equipment andappropriate supplies used to deliver the highest quality patient care.
- Performs routine respiratory therapy equipment maintenance,cleaning/sterilization and ensures environmental safety.
- Documents and communicates all patients concerns during shift. May accept and documentphysician telephone orders for respiratory therapy procedures.
- Manages a safe environment.
- Draws arterial blood gases according to hospital policies and procedures.
- Interprets arterial blood gases and oximetry results.
- Runs EKGs.
- Transports patients who have respiratory needs.
- Participates in the planning, implementation and evaluation of quality improvement activities within department, health system and/orcommunity.
- Compliance with Infection Control Standards, includingStandard/Universal Precautions, Hand Hygiene and Personal ProtectiveEquipment (PPE).
- Demonstrates knowledge and respects patient, service provider, organizational confidentiality andHIPAA Security procedures and protocols as defined under the HIPAA Privacy and Security Procedures.
- Follows establishedHIPAA privacy procedures when using and/or disclosing protected health information.
- Maintains and protects patients rights under the HIPAA Privacy Standards.
- Completes occurrencereports as necessary.
- Attendance at weeklyInterdisciplinary Team Meeting.
- Takes telephone orders from physicians per policy using "Read back" requirement.
- Participates in theaccreditation process.
- Carries pager duringworking hours.
- Covers respiratory needs of St. Lawrence Campus as needed.
University of Michigan Health - Sparrow is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
